Machine-gun toy



T. G. STOUGH.

MACHINE GUN TOY.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8,1919.

Patented Oct; 26,1920.

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Specification of Letters Patent. fatgntd Oct 26; 1920 Application filed Fe ruarys, 1919. serial No. 275,757. p

To all whom it may concern: w

Be it known that I, TUnNnY G. :STOUGH, a citizen of the United States-of America, residing at Jeannette, in the county of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvefollowing is a specification. Y

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a toy machine gun that is easily and cheaply manufactured and is capable of rapidly firing shot of suitable diameter, the structure possessing considerable strength and presenting a pleasing appearance. V

A further object of theinvention is to provide a toy machine gun formed mainly of sheet metal, being light in weight and presenting the appearance of a cannon, the

same being capable of quick firing'opera tions for projectingsmall shots: with considerable force. 1

With these general objects in View, the, lnvention conslsts of the novel CQIIlJlIlfltlOIl and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described in connection with the illustra- 'tions found in the. accompanying drawings and in which like reference characters desig nate corresponding parts throughout the several views. i

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the in- My toymachine guncomprises a cannon structure, the body portion of which is formed of a blanklO of sheet metal of the form shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The 1 blank 10 is substantially rectangular in shape adapted for bending upon spaced parallel lines 11 transversely of the blankand forming quadrilateral sides 12-and a rec-' tangul'ar bottom 13 for the cannon. A central extension 14 upon the blank 10 is bent upon its' line of the blank for standing perpendicular with re. spect to. the bottom v13," an d forming the front wall of the cannon with .the opposite edges of thefrontwall 14 positioned adjacent theforward edges of the opposite s des 12. Asection lfifof the samedimen SlOIlS as the front walls14 is struck up from s the bottom .13 by being-severed around'its three s des and bent uponthe line 17 which is parallelto the bending} line 15 at the. I

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L In this manner, the section 16 is positloned upright between and in. contact with the oppositesides 12 *andpar'allell with the front wall :14'whi1e alinilig circular open-5 ings 18.: and 19 are/providedsubstantially centrally through thesection 16 and front wall ,14 for mountinga firing tube oribar rel 20' therethrough. .The barrel 20 is.

formed if" any suitable material such. as

' wood and-is provided 'withspaced parallel rings 21 and 22 encircling the barrel in cone --tact withtheouter walls of the sections 16. and, front wall 14 respectively, wherebyfthe. barrel 20 is maintainedin; position withits forward end and muzzle 123 forwardly of the wa'll14, the barrel 2() being inaplaiie parallel with the bottom 13. I

, A substantially V.shaped 24 forms' a hopper and ismounted between the sides 12 with itsflattened bottom 25' seated upon a fiatportion 26 at thetop ofthe barrel 20;Wl1il6i8. 1361ff01'2fl3i01127 through the bottom 25 is inalinement with an opening 28 in the barrel 20 corresponding tothe fir ing hole of acannon. "The member.24engages the section 16 .and front wall 14' being retained by-downwardlvf struck lugs 29 in the opposite upper edges of the sides 12,

thesaidylugs also assisting to retain the; sides: 12in parallelism. The holdingof the hopper member 24 rigidly positioned in the,

manner as noted, holds the barrel 20 from revolving. A shaft 30 is journaled through thesi-des-12 with suitable wheels 31 secured piece metal upon each end; thereof whereby the cannon i may be caused to travel inanydesired; die.

motion, the wheels 31 being preferably formed by stamping out'ofa single piece of metal 'as'here'in illustrated. Opposite lugs 32 areprovided in the-upper edges .of' the sides 12 rearwardly of the aforementioned lugs. 29 adapted; for bending inwardly againstv the innerffao'e :of thesection 16; for. holding the latter in position. With the barrel20 mounted in the manner described, a portion 33 of thebarrel will-be-positioncd inwardly ofthe section 16 forming a breech portion. .A breech block 34 formed'ofjsheict metal: is provided for engaging the rear inner end of the breech portion 33 of the; barrel 20 and has a plunger or firing pin 35 slidablypositioned in t he-axial bore 36 of the barrel 20. Springs 37 connect the breechblock 34 with struck up cars 38 car ried by the section" 16 at opposite sides of the opening 18. thereof and whereby the block 34 is normally held resiliently engaging the rear inner end of the breech p'or tion 33 with the pin 34 in the bore 36.

A shaft 39 is journaled through opposite perforations 40 in the sides 12 with a crank portion 41 between the sides 12 adapted for engaging a rearwardly bent lip 42 at the top cep tion through aslot '48 in the depending flange 49 at the forward end ofthe cover plate 14 when the plate'is positioned upon the sides .12 as'heretofore noted.

i -13 for assisting the lug of the .breechblock '34 upon revolving the shaft 39 by means of its crank 43 .jin the direction indicated by the "arrow in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

. A cover plate. 44i's formed of sheet metal 7 inthe nature of an elongated strip with oposite depending. flanges 45, thefsaid strip eing adapted for seating upon the'tops of the sides 12 and upon. the 'rearwardly inclined rear edges 46.0f said sides ,with the flanges 45 overlyingthe' sides 12.] An outwardly bentjlug 47 is provided in the top of the front wall 14'adapt'ed for re- Substantially semi-circular perforations 50 are provided in a row through the rearwardly slopingportion of the cover plate 44 and the semi-circular lip 51 formed. in making the lower perforation" 50is adapted to be bent.

inwardly beneath the rear end of thebottom 47 in maintaining the cover plate 44 in position. The] lower free end portion 5216f the cover plate 44 is slightly upturned, for seating upon" the ground after the manner of the tail-piece of a gun carriage for maintaining the bot-' tom 13 and the barrel. 20 substantially hori- 50' plate .44 above the hopper 'member 24 is "the latter and upon turningthe shaft 39 andzontal. An. opening 53' through the cover adapted to receive shot 54 which are posi tioned in the hopperthrough the saidopening 53. The shot 54 will enter the perforag tion 27 in the bottom'of the'hopper by reason -of"the inclination of theside walls of retracting the breech block 34 and pin 35, theshot willbe fed one at a time through the firing hole 28 of the barrel 20 in to the bore 36 slightly forwardly of the firing pin 35. When the crank portion 41 0f. the shaft 39 passes ofi' ofthe lip 42 of the breech block 34, the springs"3'( I will forcibly snap the breech block 34 and pin 35 forwardly whereby the shot 54 which is within the bore 36 v will be forcibly projected through the bore and out of the muzzle 23 of the cannon. It.

will be understood that upon providing a plurality of shots 54 in the magazine, the

crank 43 may be turned for successively retractin'g the firing pin 35 whereby the shots 54 will be rapidly projected from the barrel 20 in succession andwithco'nsiderable force. My toy'is capable of being formed mainly from sheet metal by stamping, it being apparent that no rivets or similar hold-fast devices and no soldering or welding is neces sary 1n the entiremanufacture of theinvention. The appearance ofthe device is that of a cannon and may be rendered ornamental in any manner desired, such, for instance, as providing outwardly struck beads 55 upon the flanges 45. While the entire structure possesses great strength, it is light in weight for readily sending throughthe mail.

What I clalm as new 1s 1. A toy in the form of a cannon com prising a sheet metal body having struckup sides and a struck-up forward'end with a struck-up body section parallel to and inwardly of said forward end, abarrel mem 1 her secured through said struck-up body section and forward end, a hopper member ber secured through said struck-up body section and forward 1 end, ahopper member upon said barrel between'said-sides, acover plate detachably carried by said sides engaging said forward end and body with a downwardly projectingfree end'portion, wheels journaled upon said sides, the said barrel having an axial bore and a firing, hole, "the said hopper member having a perforation 1n almement with said firing hole, the cover plate havlng a shot receiving perforation above said hopper member, a firing pin-slid- V ably positioned within the bore of the barrel, and means adapted for retracting and projecting the said pin longitudinally. within the bore beneath said firing hole.

3. A toy cannon comprising a sheet metal body having struck-up opposite sides and a struck-up front wall section with a struck-up body section between said sides parallel with said struck-up front wall section, a firing barrel secured through said body and front wall sections havinga fiating through said flat portion, and a substantially U-shaped hopper member positioned between said sides and seated upon said flattened portion whereby the barrel is prevented from rotation, said hopper member having a perforation in alinement with saidfiring hole. 7

4. A toy cannon comprising a sheet metal body having struck-up opposite sides and a sti'uck up front wall section with a struckup body section between said sides parallel with said struck-up front wall section, a firing barrel secured through said body and front wall sectionshaving a flattened top portion and a firing hole extending through said flat portion, a substantially U-shaped hopper member positioned between said sides and seated upon said flattened portion whereby the barrel is prevented from rotation, said hopper member having a perforation in alinement with said firing hole, 1

said barrel having an axial bore communicating with said firing hole, a firing pin slidable longitudinally in said bore beneath the firing hole, a breech, block upon said pin rearwardly of the barrel, retracting means for the pin adapted for intermittent engagement with said breech block, and resilient projecting means for the in connected between said block and thea jacently positioned struck-up body section.

5. A toy cannon comprising a sheet metal body having struck-up opposite sides and a struck-up front wall section with a struckup body section between said sides parallel with said struck-up front-wall section, a firing barrel secured through said body and front wall sections having a flattened top portion and a firing hole extending through said flat portion, a substantially U-shaped hopper member positioned between said sides and seated upon said flattened portion whereby the barrel is prevented from rota: tion, said hoppermember having aperforation'in alinement with said firing hole, said barrel having an axial bore communicating with said firing hole, a firing pin slidable longitudinally in said bore beneath the firing hole, a breech block upon said pin rearwardly of the barrel, retracting means for the pin adapted for intermittent engagement with said breech block, resilient projecting means for the pin connected between said block and the-adjacently positioned struckup body section, said sides having inwardly struck retaining lugs for said hopper mem ber and struck-up body section, resilient rings mounted upon the barrel outwardly of said struck-up body section and front wall section and a cover plate upon said sides overlying said hopper member; I

6. A toy cannon comprising a sheet metal body provided with bottom and'having' struck-up opposite sides and a struck-up front wall'section with a struck-up body I section between said sides parallel with said struck-up front wall section, a firing "barrel secured through said body and front wall sections having a flattened top portion and a firing hole extending through said flat portion, a substantially U-shaped hopper member positioned between said sides and seated upon said flattened portion whereby the barrel is prevented from rotation,said hopper member havinga perforation inalinement with said firing hole, saidbarrel having an axial bore communicating with said firing hole, a firing pin slidable longitudinally in said. bore beneath the firing hole, a breech lock upon said pin rearwardly of the barrel, retracting means forth'e pin adapted for intermittent engagement with said breech block, resilient projecting'n'ieans for the pin connected between said block and the adj a'cently positioned struck-up body section, said sides having inwardly struck retaining lugs for said hopper member and struck-up body section, resilient rings mounted upon the barrel outwardly of said struck-up body section and front wall section, wheels journaled upon said sides, a for-f wardly projecting lug upon said front wall, a sheet metal cover plate having front and side flanges adapted for mounting upon said sides and with a slot through said front flange adapted for reception of the lug of the front wall, said cover plate having an inwardly struck lip engaging beneath the rear end of the bottom when the device is assembled, the cover plate having a' rearward curved free end portion'adapted for engaging a, support when the [device is mounted upon said wheels with its barrel operatively disposed.

7. A device of the class described comprising a body formed of bent sheet metal and having a front wall, afiring barrel mounted through said wall projecting inwardly of the body, a sheet metal cover plate detachably carried by the body, with a portion of the cover plate rearwardly extended for-engaging a support when the device is assembled, wheels trunnioned upon said body,

means adapted for receiving shot positioned adjacent said barrel, and firing means for the barrel.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

TURNEY o. STOU-GH.- 

